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Is Asda spicy Tomato ultra-processed?

Tomato sauces Sold in the United Kingdom and France

Pack of Asda spicy Tomato

Yes, it's ultra-processed

  1. 1 Unprocessed
  2. 2 Kitchen staple
  3. 3 Processed
  4. 4 Ultra-processed

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

  • 19 ingredients
  • No additives
  • Nutri-Score A

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Less processed isn't automatically healthier, so compare the labels for what matters to you, such as sugar or salt.

Ingredients

Ultra-processing Processing signs are highlighted

Tomato 78%, Tomato Purée 10%, Mixed Peppers 4%, Red Peppers, Yellow Peppers, Modified Maize Starch, Sugar, Onions, Concentrated Lemon Juice, Sal Herbs, Red Chillies (196), Sunflower Oil, Water, Garlic Purée, Acidity Regulator (Cric Adid), White Wine Vinegar, Chilli

As written on the pack

Tomato (78%), Tomato Purée (10%), Mixed Peppers (4%) [ Red Peppers, Yellow Peppers, Modified Maize Starch, Sugar, Onions, Concentrated Lemon Juice, Sal Herbs, Red Chillies (196), Sunflower Oil, Water, Garlic Purée, Acidity Regulator (Cric Adid), White Wine Vinegar, Chilli Powder.

What makes it ultra-processed

Cosmetic additives

Added to change how the food looks, feels or tastes, not to keep it safe. A hallmark of ultra-processed food.

  • Modified starch Modified starch is starch altered physically, with enzymes or chemically, so that it thickens, gels or survives freezing and heating better than ordinary starch.
3 ingredients that would only make it processed

Kitchen staples like sugar, salt and oil. On their own they make a food processed, not ultra-processed.

  • Starch Starch extracted from cereals or potatoes, used to thicken.
  • Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.
  • Vegetable oil Vegetable oils are pressed or extracted from seeds, nuts and fruits.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 444 tomato sauces

From least to most processed, this one ranks 315th. 40% of the tomato sauces here are ultra-processed.

Ranked by NOVA group, then by the number of ultra-processing signs, additives and ingredients. Our ordering, not part of NOVA.

All 444 tomato sauces, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5052449668865, last edited 20 March 2026), available under the Open Database License. If something is wrong or the recipe has changed, you can correct it there.
  • Photo: Open Food Facts contributors, CC BY-SA 3.0.
  • The NOVA group is an automated estimate from crowdsourced data: a missing or mistyped ingredient can change it.
  • NOVA measures processing, not nutrition. For nutrition, Open Food Facts gives this product a Nutri-Score of A (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.